The National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) has introduced a time-bound facilitation for first-time CNIC applicants. In a statement, the authority said that while Pakistan has achieved approximately 98.3 percent adult registration in the national identity system, there is still a remaining gap of nearly 1.7 percent. It said the disparity was more pronounced among […]
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pulses, traditionally considered an affordable source of protein for low-income families, also became significantly more expensive. PHOTO: FILE FAISALABAD: Agriculture experts have raised the alarm over the continuous decline in Pakistan’s pulse production, warning that the country spends nearly $980 million each year on imports to meet domestic demand. Rana Muhammad Tayyib, Chairman of Punjab
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Hyderabad Water and Sewerage Corporation holds salary, pensions for over 17 months HYDERABAD: The Mehran Workers Union of Hyderabad Water and Sewerage Corporation has threatened to suspend the city’s water supply and drainage system from 20 Ramadan if pending salaries and pensions are not released. If this happens, it will be quite an Eid without
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Muttahida Qaumi Movement–Pakistan (MQM-P) holds press conference against Sindh Assembly resolution on February 22, 2026. Photo: Express KARACHI: Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan Chairman Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui on Sunday took strong exception to the jailing of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder. “What kind of justice is it that the one who secured 170 seats is in prison,
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ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif have urged the Pakistani Scouts to come forward and support the government in confronting national challenges, natural disasters and any unforeseen situation the country faces. In his message on World Scout Day, the President, who is the Chief Scout of Pakistan, emphasized the need to
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The primary goal is to provide taxpayers with an integrated, secure and user-friendly system MUZAFFARABAD: Inland Revenue Department (IRD) of Azad Jammu & Kashmir (AJK) has launched “AJK Tax Asaan Mobile App” and “BI Revenue Collection/IT Dashboard” to ensure direct, fast and efficient communication between taxpayers and the department. AJK Minister for Inland Revenue and
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The shift from hero to villain, analysts say, reflects deeper internal divisions within the party Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur addresses a PTI rally in Lahore on Saturday, July 12, 2025. Photo: SCREENGRAB ISLAMABAD: Ali Amin Gandapur was once the face of PTI’s opposition. Handpicked by jailed PTI founder Imran Khan as Chief Minister
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Pakistan says offensive led by ‘solid intelligence’; Over 80 terrorists eliminated in precision strikes Afghan men gather at the site of an overnight airstrike in the village of Girdi Kas in the Bihsud district of Nangarhar province. Photo: AFP ISLAMABAD: Pakistan carried out intelligence-based strikes against terrorist camps inside Afghanistan late on Saturday night in
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. Former Senator Mustafa Nawaz Khokhar. Courtesy: X ISLAMABAD: Leaders of the opposition alliance Tehreek Tahafuz Ayeen-e-Pakistan (TTAP) criticized the government’s national security strategy, foreign policy stance and economic management. The opposition alliance warned that rising poverty, government failures and flawed diplomatic choices were pushing the country towards irreparable damage. Addressing a press conference in
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Witkoff says the president is ‘curious’ about Tehran’s defiance despite Washington’s military buildup US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff holds a press conference after the signing of the declaration on the deployment of post-ceasefire force in Ukraine, during the so-called ‘Coalition of the Willing’ summit, at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France, January 6, 2026. SOURCE:
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